Beijing on Religious Freedom

It's hard not to argue with the analyst who suggested there was something of The Onion about this headline and story. In a story entitled: ‘Freedom of religion hurt by Vatican, Beijing says’, the South China Morning Post reported on China’s reaction to Vatican opposition to its ordination of a bishop.

'Hong was responding to a Vatican statement on Wednesday that said the ordination by the mainland's state-run Catholic church—without the Pope's blessing—was "a serious violation" of religious freedom.'